2 - 1

Benfica

Competition:	UEFA Champions League
Date:
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Venue:	Old Trafford (Manchester)
Half Time:	1 - 0
Full Time:	2 - 1

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Team Starting Line-ups

19	G	E. van der Sar	1	G	Moreira
5	D	R. Ferdinand	4	D	Luisão
22	D	J. O'Shea	5	D	Léo
23	D	K. Richardson	22	D	Nélson
26	D	P. Bardsley	33	D	Ricardo Rocha
11	M	R. Giggs	6	M	Petit
18	M	P. Scholes	14	M	Manuel Fernandes
24	M	D. Fletcher	16	M	Beto
7	A	Cristiano Ronaldo	20	M	Simão
10	A	R. van Nistelrooy	21	A	Nuno Gomes
14	A	A. Smith	30	A	F. Miccoli

Substitutes

1	G	T. Howard	12	G	Quim
28	D	Piqué	3	D	Anderson Beraldo
13	M	Park Ji-Sung	18	D	M. Dos Santos
17	M	Liam Miller	27	D	João Pereira
46	M	L. Martin	11	M	Geovanni
42	A	G. Rossi	17	M	A. Karyaka
40	A	S. Ebanks-Blake	9	A	Mantorras

represents the top goal scorer for the team.
represents the top assist, also known as the playmaker of the team.

Match Officials - Referees

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Referee:	L. Michel
Assistant referee:	M. Ružbarský
Assistant referee:	R. Slysko
Fourth official:	M. Richtarik

Goals

R. Giggs 39'	1 - 0
	1 - 1	59' Simão
R. van Nistelrooy 85'	2 - 1

Disciplinary Action

		57' Luisão
A. Smith 58'
		69' Nuno Gomes

Head to Head Summary

Team	Played	Win	Draw	Lose	Score	Goals Scored	Goals Allowed
Manchester United	8	5	2	1	13:7	1.63	0.88
Benfica	8	1	2	5	7:13	0.88	1.63

Match Commentary

R. Giggs 39'	1 - 0
		57' Luisão
A. Smith 58'
	1 - 1	59' Simão
		69' Nuno Gomes
		80' F. Miccoli
		80' João Pereira
R. van Nistelrooy 85'	2 - 1
		87' Manuel Fernandes
		87' Beto
		87' Mantorras
		87' Geovanni

Football Charting Analysis

The graph compares the results of Manchester United and Benfica in UEFA Champions League.

UEFA Champions League 2005/2006 Table

Benfica are in the 2nd position of UEFA Champions League and they are in contention for final.

Manchester United are in the 4th position of UEFA Champions League.

Group A

#	Soccer Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P
1	Juventus	6	5	0	1	12	5	+7	15
2	Bayern München	6	4	1	1	10	4	+6	13
3	Club Brugge	6	2	1	3	6	7	-1	7
4	Rapid Wien	6	0	0	6	3	15	-12	0

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UEFA Cup

Group B

#	Soccer Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P
1	Arsenal	6	5	1	0	10	2	+8	16
2	Ajax	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11
3	Thun	6	1	1	4	4	9	-5	4
4	Sparta Praha	6	0	2	4	2	9	-7	2

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UEFA Cup

Group C

#	Soccer Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P
1	Barcelona	6	5	1	0	16	2	+14	16
2	Werder Bremen	6	2	1	3	12	12	+0	7
3	Udinese	6	2	1	3	10	12	-2	7
4	Panathinaikos	6	1	1	4	4	16	-12	4

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UEFA Cup

Group D

#	Soccer Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P
1	Villarreal	6	2	4	0	3	1	+2	10
2	Benfica	6	2	2	2	5	5	+0	8
3	Lille	6	1	3	2	1	2	-1	6
4	Manchester United	6	1	3	2	3	4	-1	6

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UEFA Cup

Group E

#	Soccer Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P
1	Milan	6	3	2	1	12	6	+6	11
2	PSV	6	3	1	2	4	6	-2	10
3	Schalke 04	6	2	2	2	12	9	+3	8
4	Fenerbahçe	6	1	1	4	7	14	-7	4

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UEFA Cup

Group F

#	Soccer Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P
1	Olympique Lyonnais	6	5	1	0	13	4	+9	16
2	Real Madrid	6	3	1	2	10	8	+2	10
3	Rosenborg	6	1	1	4	6	11	-5	4
4	Olympiakos Piraeus	6	1	1	4	7	13	-6	4

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UEFA Cup

Group G

#	Soccer Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P
1	Liverpool	6	3	3	0	6	1	+5	12
2	Chelsea	6	3	2	1	7	1	+6	11
3	Real Betis	6	2	1	3	3	7	-4	7
4	Anderlecht	6	1	0	5	1	8	-7	3

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UEFA Cup

Group H

#	Soccer Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P
1	Internazionale	6	4	1	1	9	4	+5	13
2	Rangers	6	1	4	1	7	7	+0	7
3	Petržalka	6	1	3	2	5	9	-4	6
4	Porto	6	1	2	3	8	9	-1	5

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UEFA Cup

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